I am midst getting over a nasty cold and tooth infection. It’s why I didn’t post a blog last week.

Additionally, my aged computer decided to finally give up; I won’t bore you the details, but you can imagine the files that I lost. I am incredibly grateful that I managed to rescue my manuscript which I’ve been working on for five years…

And then the snow fell in the UK yesterday; the beautiful tranquil looking white stuff, or the extra hassle it causes us, – depending on your viewpoint.

Everything in my garden is obscured: white-washed away, colour confiscated, until the thaw. But, of course, we could have another icy fluttering, and that’s not in our control either.

Life is a challenge for most of us, we are living in a tough unprecedented era.

I’m sure, like many of you, new problems seem to present themselves, almost on a daily basis.

But, we have to remind ourselves, that very little, other than our own thoughts and actions, are in our control. The snowy landscape, where in my case, I can only make out the rough layout of my garden, seems symbolic to the restrictions many of us are enduring.

Yet, when we practice gratitude, for instance: I still have a warm bed, and food in the cupboard, then we can alter our perspective. We can sweep away the snowy path of self-pity, and control our wayward minds constructively. We can use the pretty peaceful feeling that the snow evokes to give us a mindset makeover.

Snowfall may control us, but usually only on a temporary basis. But we can consciously use its arrival to reinforce in our minds, about what we can control.

Actually, knowing that it’s very liberating. Each day, all we can do is to be kind and considerate to others, through our thoughts and actions. We can try to be kind, equally to ourselves.

We can look at the snowy landscape, and endeavor to ground ourselves, – since most life -events are entirely out of our control. We can siphon- off the feelings of calmness that the white stuff offers to our souls, and try to instill these notions within us.

I hope you find this useful.

Even though it’s cold, I still optimistically wish you all SUNNY wishes,

Emma x